Bull-holding instrument



O. E. HATCH.

BULL HOLDING INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14. I920. 1,396,427, Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

WITNESSES Arrow/Ens UNITED STATES GRIN E. HATCH, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA.

BULL-HOLDING INSTRUMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

Application filed December 14, 1920. Serial No. 430,636.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORIN E. HATCH, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and Improved Bull-Holding Instrument, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in bull holding instruments, anobject of the invention being to provide an instrument which is adaptedto be positioned in the nostrils of the bull, grip the cartilage betweenthe nostrils and hold the bull during the puncturing of the cartilagefor the reception of a ring.

A further objectis to provide an instrument of the character statedwhich is so shaped and constructed as to form a guide for the passage ofa trocar or other sharp instrument to puncture th cartilage.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in'theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure l is a view in elevation showing infull lines the normal closed position of the instrument and in dottedlines the open position of the same.

F 2 is a view in side elevation of Fig. 1.

1, 1. represent the handles of my improved instrument and 2, 2, the jawswhich are made integral with the handles and are pivotally connected bymeans of a rivet 3. The jaws 2, 2, curve outwardly in oppositedirections and are spaced apart as shown clearly in Fig. 1, when theinstrument is in closed position, suitable shoulders or enlargements 4being provided on the handles to limit their closing movement so thatthe free ends of the jaws are properly spaced when the instrument isclosed.

It is to be understood, of course, that the free ends of the jaws aresuificiently close together when the instrument is closed to form aneffectual grip upon the cartilage between the nostrils of the bull, butprevent puncturing or injuring the cartilage.

It will also be noted particularly by reference to Fig. 2 that the 2, 2,not only curve in opposite directions away from each other, but alsohave a transverse curvature in the same direction, thus permitting theinstrument to be located at a proper angle so as to provide clearanceand not interfere with the using of a trocar or other sharp instrumentto puncture the cartilage.

Furthermore, it will be noted that the free ends of the jaws 2, 2, areprovided with recesses 5, 5, said recesses being in alinement when thejaws are in closed position to provide a space and also operate as aguide for the operation of a trocar or other sharp instrument topuncture the cartilage of the animal.

I also preferably provide in one or more of the handles 1 an opening 6to receive a rope to assist in holding the animal.

In order to provide a full gripping surface and a full guiding surfacefor a trocar or a sharp instrument, the extreme ends of the jaws 2, 2,are preferably enlarged transversely as indicated in Fig. 2, and byreason of the shape of the jaws and their dispositioI. relative to thehandles, the instrument can be conveniently employed to securely holdthe head of a bull and operate as a guide for the punching operation.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangementof the parts described without departing from the invention, and hence Ido not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but considermyself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fallwithin the spirit ant scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An instrument of the character stated, comprising pivoted jaws,handles opera tively connected to the jaws, means limiting the pivotalmovement of the handles wheresaid jaws are spaced apart when in closedposition, and said jaws having registering trocar guiding recesses attheir free ends in their outer faces, said jaws curved in oppositedirections and curved transversely in the same direction.

2. An instrument of the character described, comprising a pair ofpivoted jaws, handles fixed to the jaws, said jaws curved in oppositedirections and having their free ends spaced apart when the instrumentis closed, and said jaws at their ends enlarged transversely and havingtrocar guiding recesses in alinement in their outer faces.

ORIN E. HATCH.

